[Mike20409]

Tragically, we have had way too many instances of lunatics abusing our American right to bear arms and going on rampages. I wish I knew what the answer to this problem is, but it is not gun-control. While these deaths are tragic and unnecessary, you must look at the numder of people whose use (or mere possession)of weapons saved them or others from harm. Estimates range from 50,000 to well over 1,000,000 times a year that the use or display of a firearm discourages a criminal. If only 1% of the smaller number were killed, over 500 people a year are saved by guns. The last argument is this: our country was founded by people who recognized the need for the citizenry to be armed. We used that fact to rebel against a tyrannical foreign government, and founded the greatest nation on Earth (I feel I can say this because our citizens now include people from pretty much every other country on Earth, therefore we are a culmination of all peoples). Our founding fathers also recognized that a day may come when we would need to rebel against our own government, if it became tyrannical. Between that possibility and the crime argument mentioned above, I believe the need for an armed citizenry will exist indefinitely. Lastly, I have seen statistics in major papers (the NYT, the Wash Post, etc.) that indicate that countries with strict gun controls (or outright bans) have not seen the drop in violent crime they expected (including the UK), in fact it seems that a rise has occurred possibly due to the fact that victims have a lesser ability to defend themselves. I pray for a day that guns will be unnecessary, but until them I’ll keep my powder dry.

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Name : Mike20409, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Disability : PTSD, Migraines, GAD, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Mormon, Age : 36, City : Las Vegas, State : NV, Country : United States, Occupation : Military, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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